Troubling data released by the CDC said that over the course of a lifetime, 1 in 2 gay and bisexual black men will become HIV positive. That number is much higher than the risk for their white counterparts, who have about a 1 in 11 chance of contracting HIV. The risk for heterosexual white men creates an even greater divide at 1 in 2,500.
Dr. Jonathan Mermin with the CDC said the "differences are stark."
The risk numbers for black gay and bisexual men have stayed consistent despite a drop in infection rates among other groups.
The new cases of HIV in the U.S. have dropped a lot. There are about 40,000 new cases each year, but one-fourth of those cases are black gay and bisexual men or 10,000 people, according to ABC News.
As far as geography is concerned, southern states hold the most risk for infection. Florida, Georgia, Maryland and Louisiana are the most affected (as well as the District of Columbia).
As for the overall American population, the chance for infection is at 1 in 99, but that number is getting smaller and smaller, according to the Daily Mail.
